"During the chaos of the late Tang Dynasty, when the previous dynasty stood divided between North and South, both soldiers and civilians would mistakenly wander into this place. Some wandering souls were trapped, while other corpses transformed, launching stealth attacks amidst the mist. Over the years, it had become a perilous zone."
"Below the valley lies a cliff. Wu Ba and I will guard it while Brother Lv strikes with stones. If you hear the sound of a bell, that's where the secret passage is located..."
At this, even Lv San became curious, "Brother Yan, how do you know so much about this?"
Li Yan glanced around, his gaze somewhat complex, "With each breath, the mountains and rivers cycle through hundreds of years of mortal dust; I saw Xian Mountain's changes over millennia, like the flow of time, yet observed it coldly."
"Indeed mysterious, whose divine insight brought you this?"
"This is an unspeakable secret..."
